Is E500 Kosher?

Kosher all year around


Description: Sodium carbonates (i) Sodium carbonate (ii) Sodium bicarbonate (Sodium hydrogen carbonate) (iii) Sodium sesquicarbonate (acidity regulator) (raising agent)

Function: raising agent

Rationale: Sodium carbonates/bicarbonate are mineral compounds with no animal or chametz/kitniyot source, kosher all year.

If you don't see a status above, it does not mean the additive is not kosher automatically - it might just not be documented in our database yet.